tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469865.post472278055825925270..comments2023-12-29T03:08:16.775-08:00Comments on Sparkplug Books: The great Gary Arlingtondylan sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04315225446154493201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469865.post-3321190273241930262009-12-03T02:03:12.181-08:002009-12-03T02:03:12.181-08:00I remember giving Gary my first mini comic to sell...I remember giving Gary my first mini comic to sell back when I was in high school and gary's shop was on my walk back home. I came back to check a week later to see if he had "sold out" of it. I'll always remember how he looked at my comic and then made a withering gesture towards the rack of marvel and dc comics and said "you are YOU competing against THE BEATLES." But then he sweetly told me to keep bringing my stuff in...<br><br>Years before that I came into the shop looking for EC comics...i didnt know anyhing about gary at the time, but the minute I mentioned EC he got so excited and found that "completley MAD" book that mentions his EC lending library and went to the index and pointed out where his name was.<br><br>What i remember most is gary bouncing around the store, full of energy. Last time I went in he was pretty quiet and still.<br><br>That store was literally one block away from my middle school. Everyone would rag on it...no organization, comics literally piled everywhere so that you couldnt even stand in the store. Honestly, i remember all that unnerving me...but on some level i realized how cool it was too.Austin Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798205508071502557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469865.post-32304357129777416912009-12-03T19:50:00.101-08:002009-12-03T19:50:00.101-08:00Gary is retired now and would love to hear from hi...Gary is retired now and would love to hear from his former customers. He lives in an apartment at 225 Berry Street in SF.Patrick Rosenkranznoreply@blogger.com